Observations of Visitors Feeding Gulls at Schoodic Point, Acadia National Park, June-August 1996

Kreiser J and Jacobi C. 1997. Observations of Visitors Feeding Gulls at Schoodic Point, Acadia National Park, June-August 1996. Acadia National Park Natural Resources Report 97-03. National Park Service. Bar Harbor, ME

FIELD WORK: June 16 - August 12, 1996. Spent 26.7 hours observing at Schoodic Point to determine the extent of gull feeding. Results showed that feeding gulls is a 'common activity' at the Point. Report recommends greater educational and enforcement efforts to stop this feeding of wildlife. /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /SCHOODIC PENINSULA/Schoodic Point/

Type
Published Report
Authors
Kreiser, Jarrod; Jacobi, Charles
Date of Issue
1997-01-07
Publisher
National Park Service
Units
ACAD
Keywords
begging, Feeding, Human Impact, Human-Animal Encounters, Schoodic Peninsula, Schoodic Point

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